Tag Archives: Crossrail

9 Apr 2016

9 months after the tunnelling was complete we thought we’d take a look at the progress of the Crossrail Project; the new line linking rail services from Reading and Heathrow in the West to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the East.

In case you missed the announcements in February, the line will be named the Elizabeth line when it opens to passengers in 2018. For those of you wondering which new colour will be added to the London rail service map systems, the new line will be purple. HRH Queen Elizabeth visited the Bond Street station in February where she met with workers and was presented with a commemorative purple Elizabeth line roundel.

1 May 2012

As an engineering challenge, the Crossrail is one of the finest examples of the need for not only highly skilled and well trained engineers in Great Britain, but it also highlights the need to remain focused on the education and training of future engineers. Even though the Crossrail is perhaps the most challenging task of its kind to date, in the future there will be other challenge that will likely be greater.

Who will head that project and ensure that it works out without an issue within the confines of the existing systems and networks in place?

23 Apr 2012

Underneath the ground in London is one of the most complex networks of utility lines as well as rail systems in the world. Merely navigating the treacherous web of lines and tunnels can be a weeks’ long process, but when you couple that with the idea of adding a new rail system, affectionately known as the Crossrail, then you come across a logistical challenge that can put nearly any engineer to an early retirement.

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